Carnival Cruises has tapped a heavyweight in the world of underwater exploration and ecology. There were a number of activities in conjunction with the opening that are relevant from a perspective of preserving what we have in the form of underwater habitats for the future. The Puerta Maya Cruise Center in Cozumel, operated by [...]
Carnival Cruise Line has taken gambling a sea to a whole new level. They partnered with PokerTek, Inc., the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables and related software, and held a fleet wide tournament. They just recently announced the successful completion of the inaugural Carnival(R) PokerPro(R) event. Over $250,000 [...]
Carnival Cruise Lines is gambling that cruise travelers will spend the extra dollars required to get a balcony stateroom on their next cruise. In an effort to increase yields, Carnival will add balconies to 98 existing staterooms aboard the 2,052-passenger Carnival Sensation during a 35-day scheduled dry dock taking place in January 2009.
Carnival Cruise Line’s family of cruise lines, including Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn have announced that effective October 31, 2008, the existing fuel supplement will be eliminated for all new bookings on 2010 departures. At that same time, a price increase on 2010 sailings will become [...]
Carnival Cruise Line got great news today when it was announced that Carnival Corporation & plc’s pier at Puerta Maya in Cozumel, Mexico, closed since being damaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, will officially re-open when the 2,052-passenger Carnival Ecstasy and 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy visit the facility on Thursday, Oct. 16. This will go [...]
Carnival Cruise Lines is obviously feeling the fuel crunch, and high cost air fares to Europe, as it announced that its 2,974-passenger Carnival Freedom will operate the six-and eight-day Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. year-round, following the conclusion of its 2008 Mediterranean program in October. The Carnival Freedom was supposed to be in [...]
Carnival Cruises has expanded the old “surf & turf” dining theme on the new Carnival Splendor, but in a king-sized way, by offering hand-rolled sushi and a supper club modeled after New York’s renowned steakhouses. Add to that Mongolian barbeque and Indian tandoori, and the wealth of restaurants on board the new 113,300-ton [...]
